Varaha Purana 166.9 — Adhyaya 166, Shloka 9
The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa
अतएवोक्तमानृण्यं नारदेन पितुस्तव ॥ श्रुत्वा वाक्यं तदा राजा तीर्थयात्रां चकार ह ॥
ata evoktam ānṛṇyaṁ nāradena pituṣ tava || śrutvā vākyaṁ tadā rājā tīrthayātrāṁ cakāra ha ||
‘Atas sebab inilah Nārada menyebut ānṛṇya berkenaan dengan ayahandamu.’ Setelah mendengar kata-kata itu, raja pun menunaikan ziarah ke tīrtha.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"Hearing the teaching on ānṛṇya (freedom from debts/obligations, especially pitṛ-ṛṇa), the king undertakes tīrtha-yātrā as a dharmic response to paternal death.","karmic_consequence":"Pilgrimage and due rites aid in discharging pitṛ-ṛṇa and accruing puṇya; neglect leaves one burdened by obligation and diminishes ancestral satisfaction."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma-philosophy","core_concept":"Ānṛṇya: a life well-lived is one that repays obligations—especially to ancestors—through righteous acts, rites, and sacred travel.","practical_application":"Translate moral teaching into action: perform śrāddha/ancestral duties and undertake purifying practices rather than remaining in paralysis of grief."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: pilgrimage trajectory
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 166.8 (news of death and pilgrimage occasion); Varāha Purāṇa 166.11ff (arrival at tīrthas and their agency)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The king, having heard Nārada’s counsel on ānṛṇya regarding his father, resolves and sets out on pilgrimage.","item_prompts":["sage Nārada (vīṇā) as remembered or depicted","king rising from throne","travel entourage","chariot or horse","pilgrim staff/water pot"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Nārada in iconic posture with vīṇā, king in decisive stance, attendants preparing for yātrā, warm earthy tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central king with halo-like arch, Nārada to the side with vīṇā, gold-leaf highlights on ornaments, symbolic road motif.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant figures, detailed textiles, king receiving counsel, subtle expression shifting from grief to resolve.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: hillside/path composition, king departing palace, Nārada blessing, lyrical landscape with a winding route."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic narrative with resolve","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, instructive"}
FAQs
It links pilgrimage with social-ethical obligations, illustrating how tīrtha travel is embedded in normative frameworks rather than being merely devotional travel.
No site is specified here; the verse records the decision to undertake tīrthayātrā, with locations typically enumerated later.
One should respond to counsel about lineage obligations through concrete, socially recognized acts—here, pilgrimage associated with merit and duty.
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